Endrin

East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District

Endrin is a banned organochlorine insecticide that is persistent and bioaccumulative. Endrin damages the nervous, immune and reproductive systems in people. It also harms fish, birds and other wildlife.

Testing results - average by year

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

Health Guideline 0.3 ppb

The health guideline of 0.3 ppb for endrin was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to the heart and blood vessels.

ppb = parts per billion.

EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The enforceable federal standard that defines the highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water.

ppb = parts per billion.

EPA Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)2 ppb

A non-enforceable federal health guideline. For cancer-causing chemicals, these health goals are typically set to zero.